The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 29, 1944
Waxing Crescent
31.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 AM
12:49 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.7%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 385,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 263
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 68.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.4° / 73.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 06m / 19.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.21° / -3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.93° / 5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.65° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.